Mainly due to how their media presents us and what they get from Hollywood movies. I have family in Europe and have had to deflect some pretty dumb questions based on the distortions they have of us.
Then you know exactly what I'm talking about. But this is true all over the world. It is simply more surprising to realize it is so pervasive in Europe and Canada. I think that the propaganda is almost to the point of dangerous. I don't understand why we don't have a better public relations system in place. Even Blair spends millions on public relations experts and the like.